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[quote=Anonymous]I have two master’s and 12 years experience. I left public school for an independent school and took a 15k pay cut in exchange for smaller classes and more flexibility. I went from making 70 to making 55, though some of the differential was the insurance costs. I actually caught up to the public pay scale because I’m not lockstep anymore and negotiated well, and because my old county has had years with no increases. I’m much happier in an independent school, and yet I still plan to quit at the end of this year. After shepherding stressed to the max students through the pandemic in-person while my own kids were virtual, and after a few years of working all.the.time, I’m fried. The reality is that no money would convince me to stay put at this point. I no longer love what I do enough to warrant the incredible stress and the long hours and the time away from my family and the low pay. And there’s no break on tuition, by the way. It’s totally need-based and my partner makes too much for us to qualify - hence my ability to work for so little  in the first place. Think about it, if it’s not a livable wage in DC, the people schools hire will be dual income people or those with family money. And those people have to want to be there because they don’t need to be there. [/quote]

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